Tropism [tropismus]

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Definition

The directional growth of an organism in response to an external stimulus such as light, touch, or gravity. Growth towards the stimulus is a positive tropism; growth away from the stimulus is a negative tropism. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

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distinguish -tropic from -trophic (nutritional)
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drug effects 0
ES
ethics 0
GE
genetics 0
IM
immunology 0
PH
physiology 5
RE
radiation effects 0

G Phenomena and Processes
G07 Physiological Phenomena 176
G07.345 Growth and Development 246
G07.345.249 Growth 683
G07.345.249.314 Body Size 278
G07.345.249.410 Cell Growth Processes 49
G07.345.249.690 Organ Size 550
G07.345.249.845 Tropism 8
G07.345.249.845.400 Gravitropism 10
G07.345.249.845.700 Phototropism 1
G15 Plant Physiological Phenomena 158
G15.150 Drought Resistance
G15.300 Gametogenesis, Plant 3
G15.375 Gravity Sensing 6
G15.525 Organogenesis, Plant 3
G15.547 Parthenogenesis 36
G15.568 Photosynthesis 320
G15.579 Plant Defense Against Herbivory 2
G15.589 Plant Development 151
G15.610 Plant Diseases 327
G15.620 Plant Dispersal 19
G15.630 Plant Immunity 23
G15.649 Plant Infertility 12
G15.682 Plant Root Nodulation 3
G15.698 Plant Somatic Embryogenesis Techniques 7
G15.713 Plant Transpiration 19
G15.744 Plant Physiological Processes obsolete
G15.776 Pollination 34
G15.808 Seed Dispersal 7
G15.830 Self-Fertilization 2
G15.840 Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants 1
G15.920 Tropism 8
G15.920.400 Gravitropism 10
G15.920.700 Phototropism 1

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